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The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

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It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

181 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

23 December 1955

Country

Finland

Cast

Kosti Klemelä

Kosti Klemelä

Koskela

Heikki Savolainen

Heikki Savolainen

Hietanen

Reino Tolvanen

Reino Tolvanen

Rokka

Veikko Sinisalo

Veikko Sinisalo

Lahtinen

Åke Lindman

Åke Lindman

Lehto

Pentti Siimes

Pentti Siimes

Määttä

Leo Riuttu

Leo Riuttu

Vanhala

Kaarlo Halttunen

Kaarlo Halttunen

Rahikainen

Matti Ranin

Matti Ranin

Kariluoto

Jussi Jurkka

Jussi Jurkka

Lammio

Tauno Palo

Tauno Palo

Sarastie

Pentti Irjala

Pentti Irjala

Kaarna

Vilho Siivola

Vilho Siivola

Mäkilä

Martti Romppanen

Martti Romppanen

Sihvonen

Tapio Hämäläinen

Tapio Hämäläinen

Salo

Olavi Ahonen

Olavi Ahonen

Riitaoja

Tarmo Manni

Tarmo Manni

Honkajoki

Veli-Matti Kaitala

Veli-Matti Kaitala

Hauhia

Kale Teuronen

Kale Teuronen

Susi

Vili Auvinen

Vili Auvinen

Asumaniemi

Saulo Haarla

Saulo Haarla

Jalovaara

Sakari Halonen

Sakari Halonen

Eerola

Osmo Harkimo

Osmo Harkimo

Military Police Lieutenant

Anja Hatakka

Anja Hatakka

Nina

Aimo Hiltunen

Aimo Hiltunen

Lampinen

Ekke Hämäläinen

Ekke Hämäläinen

Doctor

Erkki Häsänen

Erkki Häsänen

Infantry Second Lieutenant

Markku Inkilä

Markku Inkilä

Messenger

Jukka Jaakonkari

Jukka Jaakonkari

Recruit

Kalevi Kahra

Kalevi Kahra

Recruit

Eino Kaipainen

Eino Kaipainen

Lieutenant Colonel

Topi Kankainen

Topi Kankainen

Korpela

Kalervo Kumpulainen

Kalervo Kumpulainen

Military Priest

Arvo Kuusla

Arvo Kuusla

Infantryman

Matti Kuusla

Matti Kuusla

Wounded Soldier

Aarne Laine

Aarne Laine

Korsumäki

Eikka Lehtonen

Eikka Lehtonen

Engineer Second Lieutenant

Leevi Linko

Leevi Linko

Sinkkonen

Mikko Niskanen

Mikko Niskanen

Mielonen

Pertti Palo

Pertti Palo

Military Clerk

Veijo Pasanen

Veijo Pasanen

Uusitalo

Olavi Pajunen

Olavi Pajunen

Executed Soldier

Antero Ruuhonen

Antero Ruuhonen

Executed Soldier

Vilho Ruuskanen

Vilho Ruuskanen

Autio

Taneli Rinne

Taneli Rinne

Ukkola

Osmo Pöntinen

Osmo Pöntinen

Medic

Lilja Salmi

Lilja Salmi

Lotta

Tauno Söder

Tauno Söder

Fleeing Private

Olavi Tuomi

Olavi Tuomi

Military Cook

Veikko Uusimäki

Veikko Uusimäki

Baranow

Alpo Vammelvuo

Alpo Vammelvuo

Sarastie's Adjutant

Helena Vinkka

Helena Vinkka

Vera

Pertti Weckström

Pertti Weckström

Singing Second Lieutenant

Kaarlo Wilska

Kaarlo Wilska

Private Without Legs

Heikki Heino

Heikki Heino

Second Lieutenant (uncredited)

Martti Kuningas

Martti Kuningas

Private (uncredited)

Leo Torkko

Leo Torkko

Private (uncredited)

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